Apparatus for dipping matches



(No Model.) I ZSheets-Sheet 1.1 W. EQHAGAN & G. E. NORRIS" APPARATUS FORDIPP'ING MATCHES. No. 331,129. Patented- Nov. 24, 1885.

mafia ATTORNEY n. PETERS, m umom m Washington, 0 C.

INVENTORS NITFD STATES rric WILLIAM E. HAGAN AND GEORGE E. NORRIS, OFTROY, ASSIGNORS OF ONE- THIRD TO JAMES K. P. PINE, OF LANSINGBURG, NFNVYORK.

APPARATUS FOR DIPPING MATCHES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,129, dated November24, 1885.

Application filed May .22, 1885. Serial No. 166,375. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM E. HAGAN and GEORGE E. NoRRIs, both of thecity of Troy, county of Rensselaer, State of I New .5 York, have jointlyinvented a new and useful Improvement in Mechanism for Dipping Matches,of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to mechanism for dipping match-splints that areheld or retained in a web, and more particularly for dipping splintsthat have been inserted within a web in the manner shown in anapplication for a patent made by us, and filed in the United StatesPatent Office May 13, 1885, the object of our invention being to dip thesplints by a continuous operation, and to have the splints in a verticalposition when being dipped.

Our invention consists, as will be more fully described hereinafter inconnection with its illustration, in the combination, with a receptacleor vessel adapted to be heated and to contain an ignition composition,of a roller operated to turn with its lower surface in said composition,a groove made in the said rollerface circumferentially to the roller-axis, a scraping mechanism adapted and arranged to remove from thecylindrical face of the roller (before the splints enter said groove)the ad- 0 hering composition, excepting where it is within the groove,and two rubber rollers having vertical shafts, between which rollers theweb and splints are passed while the latter are having composition puton their 5 lower ends by the composition applyingroller; and ourinvention consists, as will be detailed hereinafter in the claims, inthe subcombination of the parts where performing specific function.

Accompanying this specification, to form a part of it, there are twoplates of drawings, containing three figures, illustrating ourinvention, with the same designation of parts by letter-reference usedin all of them.

Of these illustrations, Figure 1 shows a perspective of the mechanism,with the end covering removed and its delivery end turned toward thesight. Fig. 2 shows a cross vertical section taken on the line w x ofFig. 1. 0 Fig. 3 is a perspective of the compositiondistributing roller,the pan, and the scraper, all-shown as detached from the othermechanism, with their receiving end parts turned toward the sight.

The several parts of the apparatus thus illustrated are designated byletter-reference, and the function of the parts is described as follows:

The letter P designates a pan or receptacle adapted to be'heated and tocontain an ignition composition, and p an offset made in the side of thepan, provided with a cover, 12 the latter being to furnish access to thepan for examination or for replenishing it.

The letter R designates a roller having a Shaft, S, and bearings b, thatare vertically adjustable by means of springs 171.

The letter G designates a groove made circumferentially in the face ofthe roller R, the function of which groove is to deposit the ignition orother composition upon the ends of the splints while within the saidgroove.

The letter S designates a scraper, which is preferably located withinthe pan P, immediately beneath where the web enters the ma chine. Thisscraper is attached to the under side of the pan-top P, as indicated atd of Fig. 3, with its other end, 1 in contact with the surface of theroller B, so as to remove from the cylindrical face of the latter (ex-8o cepting where within the groove G) all the adhering composition, sothat it will return to the pan thereat.

The letters R and R indicate two rubber rollers, having vertical shaftsand bearings, 8 5 the roller R having bearings If, that are laterallyadjustable by means of set-screws t and springs m.

Theletter g designates abeveled gear-wheel on the shaft of the roller Rfor receiving power 0 from another gear-wheel,g ,when the said rollers Rand are actuated to move the web. The function of these rollers R and Rin the main, is to hold the splints and passing web between theircylindrical faces while the lower 5 ends of the splints are havingcomposition applied thereto by means of the roller R.

The operation of the mechanism thus arranged is as follows: When theroller R is made with the groove G, the scraper S" is used used, and asthe rollers R and R in their rotation hold the splints the lower ends ofthe latter receive composition from the surface of the roller R, takenup by the latter during its rotation, with its lower surface within thecomposition 0. Thus the functions of the rollers R and R and the rollerR are the same whether the groove G is used or not. From the dippingmechanism the web passes to a drying mechanism, which forms no part ofthe invention herein described.

Preferably the roller Ris made of porcelain or earthenware, and whencombined with the rollers R and R arranged to operate substantially asshown, it may be made without the groove G, and used without the scraperS WVhile we have shown and described the rollers R and R as actuated todraw the web through the mechanism, and as their func tion to hold thesplints when the body of the latter were being dipped would be the same,

whether said rollers were operated to draw the web through the mechanismor the web was operated to be moved by other means beyond said rollers,and thus to produce the tension on the web, we do not limit ourinvention of the rollers R and B z-when combined with thedipping-roller, to the condition that i said rollers R and R shall movethe web through the machine.

As the roller R, made with the groove G,

when combined with the pan P, would per-i form a specific function inapplying composition to the ends of the splints, where arranged to bewithin the groove, and this function would be the same whether therollers R and B were used to hold the splints while beingacted upon bythe grooved dipping-roller R or other mechanism was employed to holdthem, we do-not limit our invention of the grooved dipping roller, whencombined with] the pan P, to their combination with the rollers B and RPreferably the rollers R and R are made of rubber; but they may be madeof any kind of material wherein their function would be the same as wedescribe it.

The pan P may be made of any well-known material, and be adapted to beheated in any well-known manner. NVhen used to contain such compositionas can be kept liquid by steam, it may be surrounded by the steamjacket.Where used to contain melted sulphur, other methods of heating it may beemployed.

While we have shown the splints made with pointed ends and the groove Gmade with straight sides, the groove when used may be made to haveangular sides corresponding to the bevel of the splint points, and thewe claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent, is-

1. In a machine for dipping match-splints that are held in a web, thecombination, with a pan adapted to be heated and contain match 7 Jcompositiom-of a roller made with a groovein its cylindrical facecircumferential to its axis, and said roller constructed to be rotatedwith its lower surface, where the latter will be immersed in compositioncontained within the pan, substantially in the manner as shown anddescribed.

2. In a-machine for dipping match-splints that are held in a web, thecombination, with a pan or receptacle that is adapted to be heated andto contain match composition, of a roller made with a groove in itscylindrical facecircumferentially to its axis, said roller beingconstructed to rptate with its lower surface immersed in matchcomposition when within the pan, and a scraper adapted to remove fromthe cylindrical face of the roller the adhering composition, exceptingthat portionof the latter which is within the groove, substantially inthe manner as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a machine for dipping match-splints that are held in a web, thecombination, with 'the pan or receptacle P, adapted to be heated and tocontain matchcomposition, of theroller R, constructed to be rotated withits lower surface immersed in match composition contained within saidpan, and the rollers RI and R having vertical shafts, and arranged with1 reference to said roller R, substantial'lyas and f for the purposesset forth.

4, In a machine for dipping match-splints that are arranged in a web,the combination, with the pan P, constructed to contain matchcomposition, of the roller R, made with the groove G, and theguide-plate P, said parts being constructed and arranged to operatesubstantially in the-manner as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In a machine for dipping match-splints that are arranged in a web,the combination of the pan P, made to contain match compositionandadapted to be heated, the roller R, arranged to rotate with its lowersurface in the match composition containedin said pan, the rollers R andR constructed to be actu- 1 ated as described, and the guide-plate P.ar-

ranged with reference to the webandsplints,

1 substantially inthe manner as and forthe purposesset forth.

6. The combination of a web, W, having match-splints inserted therein,as shown, and

actuated to be moved horizontally with the splints in'a verticalposition, as described, the rollers R and R adapted to hold said web andthe splints in an impressed contact while thesaid rollers are rotatingwith the Weband splints passing between them, a dipping-roller, R,adapted to be rotated with its lower surface in match composition, andits upper sur face to apply the same to the lower end of the splints,andthe guide-plate P with its under splints, and the pan P, constructed tocontain surface in contact with the upper end of the match composition,and arranged with refer-' splints, as and for the purposes set forth. :5ence to the roller R, as shown and described. Signed at Troy, New York,this 15th day of 5 7. lhe combination of the web W, having May, 1885,and in the presence of the two witmatch-splints inserted therein, asshown, and nesses whose names are hereto written. actuated to movehorizontally with the splints in a vertical position, the pan 1?,adapted to ggg gfigg contain match composition,the roller R,adapt- 10 edto be rotated with its lower surface within Witnesses:

match composition in said pan, and its upper OHARLEs S. BRINTNALL,surface in contact with the lower end of the STANLEY M. HOLDEN.

